It may be a stupid question, I've been away from the forum for a little while (been hangin around 123macbook.com quite alot) and I notice that we have all got spots next to our names when we post. Are they in some way related to the number of posts or length of time we've been members or something else?

Thanks for the recap guys, I can see that I will have to get up very early in the morning to earn my golden balls! (groan) _________________mac mini coreduo 1.66ghz. 1.25gb 60gb HD
macbook pro 13inch 2.26ghz. 2gb. 250g HD

what does it matter?
the only bragging rights you have are on the forum itself, and they're aren't really anything to be bragging about anyways

I brag about my number of posts off the forum all the time. People really seem interested (That's sarcasm).

Some people think the number of posts thing is cool, some don't. We are all entitled to our own opinions.

I think there is value in displaying the number of posts.

Examples (in my opinion):
It can give a member credibility. If that person has an opinion or is giving advice, you may look at their number of posts and decide how much, you will value their opinion.

It helps people bond. I remember when Slickrick and I were at the same number of posts I shot him an email. We've been emailing back and for through PM ever since. I now know much more about him. (Hi Rick )

It can give a feeling of trust. eg. If a member is trying to sell something through the classifieds. Would you rather purchase from a member with 500 posts on this forum or 1? The person with 1 could be a spammer.

The number of posts can show how passionate a member is about their mini.

Whether it is cool, uncool, helpful or not, the number of posts means a number of different things to people. Make of it what you will. You may even want to have a little bit of fun in the process

p.s. I average 3.6 posts a day. I've been at this for a while, its not a race. If you view your profile you can see what your average is. You may be more addicted than I am and not know it

It can give a feeling of trust. eg. If a member is trying to sell something through the classifieds. Would you rather purchase from a member with 500 posts on this forum or 1? The person with 1 could be a spammer.

Just like on eBay. I'm not going to buy something from a brand new member. If you really want it badly, go for it. But I know a few sellers who have made new names because they give bad service or rip off people!_________________

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